Collapsible stand for chafing-dishes, &amp;c.



L. K. SONE.

OOLLAPSIBLE STAND FOR GHAFING DISHES, 6:0. APPLICATION FILED 00'1.3,1908.

Patented June 1, 1909.

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To all whom it may concem Be a known that L'LOUIS K som citizen of the United States, and resident ofthe city, county, and State ofNcwiY'ork, have made a certain new and usefullnvention'ree lating to Collapsible Stands. for Chafing-' Dishes, &c., of which the following is a speci fication, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, formin'g part of the This invention relates tocollapsible suitable for use with chafingdishes or other: cooking utensils and relates especially to the" means of connecting the colla sible wire per tionof such standfwith' thes ieet metalba se. and pan holder or support. thereof by forming locking flanges on the baseand support in which the-upper and lower rings ofthe st ands are engaged and securely held as well asfpro- In the accompanying drawings showing in a somewhat diagrammatic way illustrative embodiments of this invention and in which the same reference numeral refers to similar parts in the several figures; Figure 1 is a front elevation of a stand embodying this in Vention. Fig. 2 is a partialtopyiew of the colla sible wireportions thereof before assemb y. Fig. 3 is a partialenlarged-ifront so view of the form of connection shown in Fig.

1 and'Fig. 4 isa' side section thereof. Fig. 5 is a corresponding detail front view showing another form of connection and Fig. 6 -is a side sectional View thereof. .Fig.,,7 is a detail front view showing stlllanother form of 1 connection and Fig. 8 1s a side SGOtlOIlfilVlGW.

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a side sectional view thereof. 1

the same general construction indicatedin my copending application. 360,023, filed March 1, 1907, the substantially Ushaped members 5 of wire or the like being connect ed together by suitable clamping means,

such as the soldered or otherwise fastened wire clamps 7 which may if desired join suit.-

able narrowed portions of the U-shaped members to insure alinement thereof." The outer ends of the legs of these members may be yieldingly connected to suitable ring-s2 y 3 i of wire or other material by forming, for ex ample, suitable hooks or connecting portions I. Speci'ficat ion of iletterslfatent. lapplication filed Qctober 3.190s. Serial No. 456,086.

Fig. 9 shows another modified form. of connection to the support, andFig. 10 is In the illustrative embodiment of this invention shown in Figs. 1, 2', .3 and i the collapsible wire portion of the standmay have sired manner. I

Patented June 1,1909

13 in legs which may completely inclose or otherwise suiiiciently engage the rings and allow the members to swing to the desired ex.- tent in opening and closing the stand.

In order to more securely hold the stand in its extended. position indicated in Fig.1,

suitable locking means may be provided on the'U-shaped members such as lugs or stops 24:.onthe legs of the U-shaped members to engage with the cooperating legs 6 of the ad- 5 jacent members so as to prevent any further collapsing movement when the members have been extended and their connected clamping members 7 swung inward into the position shown in Fig. '1. Y 70.

; It is desirable for some purposes to have .C-llQWilB extensible stand connected to 0 metal support orpan holder 1 to cooperate withx'thechafing dish or other utensiland also if desired witha suitable sheet metal base, such as 8, formed of any desired materiah The support 1 for example which may be formed byv stamping, spinning or 0 otherwise and of any ornamental designmay be connected with the extensible wire pore. so 'tion of the standby forming a suitable locking flange 10 on the support by spinning or otherwise so as to provide a suitable recess in which the upper ring 3 may be held, suit able hook slots 12 of any suitable shapebeing 8 5 preferably formed in'this locking flange 10. andalso if desired in the adjacent portions of the; support to accommodate the hooks whichare preferably brought closely .to-

gether to minimize the number of slots tobe formed. The .partsmay be conveniently as sembled by loosely inserting the hooks into their slots and then bringing the free ends the ring 3 together and permanently holding 'them tightly by anydesired means so as to clam the hooks and connected U-shaped mem ers and lock the ring, hooks and connected U-shaped members permanently to gether to engage the locking flange of the support with the desired degree of force, and

the turnbuckle and cooperating portions of the ring may then besoldered, riveted or i therwise permanentlysecured inany deo For this 100 7 flanges may be spun or otherwise forced around the rings to more thoroughly secure these parts, as is indicated in Fig. 6. A similar spun locking flange 11 may be formed on the base 8 and the ring 2 similarly secured therein, the hooks 13 also lying if desired'in suitable hook slots 12 formed in the flange and adjacent parts of the base if desired. ihis base which may be formed of spun or stamped sheet metal or other material of course may be fastened in any desired way to the plate or box of the traveling cooking utensil of n1- United States application 422,085, renewed March 19, 1908.

7 If desired, the hook slots may not only be formed in the flange itself, but also in the adjacent portions of the support and base as indicated in Figs. 5 and 6 in which the hook slots 19 are shown of sufficient extent to accommodate the hooks 13 of the U-shaped members 5 so as to allow the ring or bearing member 17 on which the hooks play to lie snugly against the metal of the support. The locking flange 18 may also as indicated be forced substantially around the wire ring 17 so as to still more firmly hold the same in position and under these circumstances it is not of course necessary to have such strong connections between the free ends of the ring. If desired also the locking flange on the support or base may be s un or otherwise formed into a s'ubstantia bead 20, as indicated in Figs. 7 and 8, having suflicient strength to properly support the hooks 13 on the U-shaped members, suitable slots 21 being preferably formed in the adjacent metal so as to properly accommodate the wire members and allow the desired freedom of movement therein. Also, if desired the locking flange 10 on the support may for examplebe used to support the hooks 13 of the U -shaped members 5 which are inserted through suitable slots 22 and if desired the locking flange may be locally reinforced by bending over the material displaced to form the slot 22 so asto form a reinforced bearing portion 23.

Having described the invention in this case, in connection with,a number of illustrative embodiments thereof, to the details of which disclosure the invention is not of course to be limited, what is claimed as new and what is desired to be secured by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims.

1. In cooking utensils, two sets of substantially U-shaped members connected by clamping means at their reduced portions and having locking means on their legs to prevent their collapsing, rings engaged by hooks formed on the free ends of said members, turn-buckles adjustably connecting the free ends of said rings, a support and base of sheet metal formed with locking flanges aocommodating and permanently connected one to each of said rings and formed with hook slots in said locking flanges and adjacent material, each of which accommodates a plurality of said hooks.

2. In cooking utensils, a plurality of substantially U-shaped members connected by clamping means, rings engaged by hooks formed on the free ends of said members and connectors joining the free ends of said rings, a support and base of sheet metal formed with locking flanges accommodating and permanently connected one to each of said rings and formed with hook slots to accommodate said hooks;

3. In collapsible supports, a plurality of sets of connected substantially U-shaped members, rings engaged by hooks formed on the free ends of said members, a support and base formed with looking flanges accommodating and permanently connected one to each said rings.

4. In collapsible supports, a plurality of sets of flexibly connected members, a support provided with slots, hooks on one of said sets of members located in said slots and lat v erally alined thereby and connecting means cooperating with said hooks and permanently connecting said hooks and members to said support.

LOUIS K. SONE. "Witnesses:

HARRY L. DUNCAN, JEssIE B. KAY. 

